stackyFACTSLeave it to mystics to take an unsolvable geometry homework problem and turn it into a metaphor for enlightenment.
Leave it to mystics to take an unsolvable geometry homework problem and turn it into a metaphor for enlightenment. The classical challenge of constructing a square with the same area as a given circle using only a finite number of steps is mathematically impossible. Naturally, spiritualists decided this represents the ultimate union of the physical (square) and the divine (circle), proving that if you cannot solve a problem, you should just worship it.
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